Use of Personal phone

[이 회장님]

If you’re not married or have a girlfriend it’s okay.

Exactly. I have no wife, no kids and no employer. So I just use my number.

 

[jester4u2022]

I just dial *67 This blocks your number from caller ID.

 

[ampgoer]

You could use Google Voice or TextNow.

 

[nyGringo76]

As someone with a significant other, its good to keep it separated. Case in point some of us got a text from Kim. Well it came up on personal phone. Just glad I was close to my phone when message popped up. No need to answer questions.

That's my peace of mind. But everyone has their own comfort zone.

 

[softball3]

How does one explain their possession of a burner to their SO?

 

[Ken1005]

I use Talkatone.

 

[rottie]

How does one explain their possession of a burner to their SO?

exactly my point. way more suspect. i've also turned off location history on my phone and all Google Maps stuff, because you dont want that shit popping up while the SO is in the passenger navigating on a roadtrip with the kids in the back

 

[BIGBOB62]

I don’t have a SO, but I leave my burner in the car, and when someone asks, it’s an emergency phone, in case my primary is stolen or the battery runs out.

 

[dylbranch]

How does one explain their possession of a burner to their SO?

If you have a smartphone, it's just a SIM card. It can be placed in a discreet place where SO is unlikely to find it. Where I keep mine is someplace readily available, but also one place that she never would even think or consider looking. And if she found it and asked what it is, I'd say it's a work SIM card that I swap out so I can have a personal phone and keep track of work.

Not that hard.

 

[Porkchop]

I use TextNow. download the app when I need it and uninstall it when I don’t.
Free and I’ve had the same # for many many years.

 

[TSticky]

Never use your real number use either a burner phone or an app that’s free like Google voice or text now

 

[Stankey]

I wouldn’t use my personal phone. There have been a few times (not AMPs) where I’ve gotten a text message weeks later “hey daddy, I’m back in town today if you want to visit (followed by 5 heart emojis)”.
I use a Talkatone, which is an app that gives you a free burner number for talk/text. I just keep notifications turned off.
Not sure if there is an advantage to the burner phone/SIM card, but the app seems to get the job done.

 

[dylbranch]

I wouldn’t use my personal phone. There have been a few times (not AMPs) where I’ve gotten a text message weeks later “hey daddy, I’m back in town today if you want to visit (followed by 5 heart emojis)”.
I use a Talkatone, which is an app that gives you a free burner number for talk/text. I just keep notifications turned off.
Not sure if there is an advantage to the burner phone/SIM card, but the app seems to get the job done.

I think the app is useful - but if you have an SO, or someone can access your phone, then if you're not careful they can get on the app.
Unless you sign in every single time.
Benefits and detriments to all "solutions" it's a question of what works for you. I know I can't just do an app.

 

[BIGBOB62]

It gets hard to recommend the right thing for everyone. If you are just interested in the most secure way to make calls, a burner is the answer. It's very easy for someone to map a physical phone to a person, even if a different sim is used. But that's beyond an average spouse. And boy is it hard to turn off all the tracking apps on your phone. But explaining the existence of a burner to a SO can be hard to do.

I'd still do a burner myself though and if I had a wife, I'd give her one too as an emergency phone in her car.